Component protected by an environmental barrier

US2020331817A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2020331817-A1
Application numberUS-201816753588-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateOct 3, 2018
Priority dateOct 5, 2017
Publication dateOct 22, 2020
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A component includes a substrate at least a portion of which adjacent to a surface of the substrate is made of a material including silicon; a bond coat located on the surface of the substrate and including silicon, an environmental barrier which includes an outer layer of ceramic material covering the bond coat, wherein the environmental barrier further includes a self-healing inner layer located between the bond coat and the outer layer, the inner layer including a matrix in which silico-forming particles are dispersed, these particles being capable of generating a matrix crack healing phase in the presence of oxygen.

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1 . A component consisting of: a substrate at least a portion of which adjacent to a surface of the substrate is made of a material comprising silicon; a bond coat located on the surface of the substrate and comprising silicon, an environmental barrier which comprises an outer layer of ceramic material covering the bond coat, wherein said environmental barrier further comprises a self-healing inner layer located between the bond coat and the outer layer, said inner layer comprising a matrix in which silico-forming particles are dispersed, the silico-forming particles being capable of generating a healing phase for cracks in the matrix in the presence of oxygen, the inner layer comprising a volume charge rate of the particles of between 20% and 40%. 2 . The component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the silico-forming particles of the inner layer comprise ceramic particles. 3 . The component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the particles of the inner layer comprise metal particles. 4 . The component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the particles of the inner layer have an average particle size less than or equal to 5 μm. 5 . The component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inner layer has a thickness of between 10 μm and 300 μm. 6 . The component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the matrix of the inner layer is of silicate. 7 . The component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the matrix of the inner layer and the outer layer are formed of the same material. 8 . A process for manufacturing a component as claimed in claim 1 , comprising: depositing the bond coat comprising silicon on the surface of the substrate; depositing the inner layer of the environmental barrier on the bond coat; depositing the outer layer of the environmental barrier on the inner layer, said outer layer being ceramic. 9 . The process as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the deposition of the inner layer is carried out by plasma spraying in which a material for forming the particles is introduced into a plasma jet in the form of a suspension in a liquid medium. 10 . The component as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the silico-forming particles of the inner layer comprise particles of silicon carbide, or silicon nitride, or of a MAX phase comprising silicon, or a mixture of such particles. 11 . The component as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the particles of the inner layer comprise particles of elemental silicon Si, or of a metal silicide, or a mixture of such particles. 12 . The component as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the particles of the inner layer have an average particle size less than or equal to 2 μm. 13 . The component as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the inner layer has a thickness of between 100 μm and 200 μm. 14 . The component as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the matrix of the inner layer is of a rare earth monosilicate or disilicate, or an aluminosilicate. 15 . The component as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the matrix of the inner layer is made of mullite, or cordierite.

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  • C04B41/52Primary

    Multiple coating or impregnating {multiple coating or impregnating with the same composition or with compositions only differing in the concentration of the constituents, is classified as single coating or impregnation} · CPC title

  • C04B41/009Primary

    characterised by the material treated · CPC title

  • Selection of ceramic materials · CPC title

  • including a refractory ceramic layer, e.g. refractory metal oxides, ZrO2, rare earth oxides · CPC title

  • Oxides, borides, carbides, nitrides or silicides; Mixtures thereof · CPC title

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What does patent US2020331817A1 cover?
A component includes a substrate at least a portion of which adjacent to a surface of the substrate is made of a material including silicon; a bond coat located on the surface of the substrate and including silicon, an environmental barrier which includes an outer layer of ceramic material covering the bond coat, wherein the environmental barrier further includes a self-healing inner layer loca…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Safran
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C04B41/52. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Oct 22 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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